Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the  96^th occasion of Australia doing so against India. It also provides the 42^nd occasion of Australia doing so against India on home soil.

Australia opened its innings through DA Warner and MS Harris. They became the 46^th pair to open the Australian innings against India.

India capped T Natarajan and Washington Sundar for this test. They became the 299^th and 300th cricketers to represent India in Tests. They also became the 136th and 137^th Indian cricketers to make their test debut on away soil.

They also became the 49^th and 50th Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia and also became the 23^rd and 24^th Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia in Australia. They also became the sixth and seventh Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia at Brisbane.

T Natarajan became the 45^th left arm pace bowler to represent India in tests. He became the seventh Indian left arm pace bowler to make his test debut against Australia and also became the third Indian left arm bowler to make his test debut against Australia in Australia. Others are – UN Kulakarni at Adelaide in Dec 1967 and IK Pathan at Adelaide in Dec 2003. Thus India capped a left arm pace bowler after a gap of 18 years, one month and three days.

T Natarajan and Washington Sundar were capped by India in this test at Brisbane after a gap of 30 years. J Srinath was capped by India at Brisbane in 1991.

SPD Smith has a run aggregate of 991 runs against India on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He required nine more runs for his 1000 runs. He scored 36 runs and his aggregate read 1027. He became the third Australian batsman to score 1000 plus runs against India on home soil. Others are – RT Ponting {1894} and MJ Clarke {1077}

M Labuschagne and MS Wade added 113 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 922nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings. It also provides the 528th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership on home soil

It also provides the 168th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in an innings. It also provides the 104th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket on home soil

It also provides the 121^st occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against India. It also provides the 75th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership on home soil against India.

It also provides the 24th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership fourth wicket in an innings against India. It also provides the 15^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket on home soil against India.

It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket at Brisbane against India. It also provides the 19th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket at Brisbane against various oppositions.

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 105^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India. It also provides the 66^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India on home soil.

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India at Brisbane. The following table lists the four batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DG Bradman	185	1	Ind	Brisbane	Nov 1947
2	JL Langer	121	1	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2003
3	SPD Smith	133	2	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2014
4	M Labuschagne	108	1	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide his fifth test century and first against India. The following table lists his five centuries

No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	185	2	Pak	Brisbane	Nov 2019
2	162	1	Pak	Adelaide	Nov 2019
3	143	1	NZl	Perth	Dec 2019
4	215	1	NZl	Sydney	Jan 2020
5	108	1	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide his highest score against India. His previous best was 91 at Sydney in Jan 2021, the previous test of the ongoing test series. It also represents his third fifty and third consecutive fifty in an innings. In the previous test at Sydney he had scored 91 and 73

N Lyon was playing his 100^th test. He became the 13^th Australian cricketer to appear in 100 plus tests and also the 68th overall cricketer to appear in 100 plus tests.

RR Pant has effected 24 dismissals against Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needed one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. He caught M Labuschagne for 108 of T Natarajan which gave him 25 dismissals. He became the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {71} and SMH Kirmani {41}

RR Pant has effected 24 catches against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needed one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. He caught M Labuschagne for 108 of T Natarajan which gave him 25 dismissals. He became the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia in Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {35} and SMH Kirmani {27}

Washington Sundar’s first victim was SPD Smith whom he had caught by RG Sharma for 36. T Natarajan’s first victim was M Labuschagne whom he had caught by RR Pant for 108.